Here is why Hair Loss No More is grabbing attention

Jonathon E. Phillips gets right to the point exposing the misinformation which has been allowed to go unchallenged and presents latest research findings, revealing that many cases of hair loss can be controlled and prevented without involving costs, products or treatments, a premise that doesn't rest well with corporate interests and bottom line profitability to protect.

Phillips takes readers beyond the hype and presents the facts the way no one else has dared to.

Jonathon E. Phillips, a leading International hair health specialist and consumer product analyst, is author of the groundbreaking exposé "Hair Loss No More". He has no affiliation to any profit driven product, company or treatment and views such actions as unprincipled and damaging.

Jonathon Phillips is available for interviews, features, columnist comment or expert advice concerning all hair loss related issues.

Story Angles

1. Keeping a step ahead of hair loss
Try the "Hair Power Workout." (and hair power diet!) And find out how some celebrities use a step-by-step health regimen to keep their hair where it belongs, instead of in the bathtub drain.

[More on Hair Power Workout]

2. Exposing myths and realities in the many hair loss "remedies" touted nowadays
Infomercials, web sites and health gadgets (and more than a few profit-seeking medical programs) each tout their own solution to hair loss as the best, and newest, breakthrough. What is true, what is false?

[More on exposé of hair loss "solutions"]

3. Why are more women losing hair?
About 20 million American women suffer the effects of female pattern baldness (technically known as androgenetic alopecia). Symptoms of this condition are a general thinning of hair over the whole scalp area and a moderate loss of hair on the crown of the head or at the hairline. It is rare for women to develop completely bald areas as men often do.

[More on female hair loss]

4. Why are the numbers growing for people experiencing shrinking hair?
Is it true that more people than ever are losing their hair in today's high-stress society? Or is it simply that people tend to live longer than in past eras and so show more effects of advancing age?

[More on hair loss trends]

5. The effects of hair loss on celebrities, politicians and you.
Throughout the course of history attitudes towards baldness have been overwhelmingly negative. How does hair loss affect leadership, emotional wellbeing and psychology?

[More on hair loss and prominent people]

6. Dietary Substances and their effects on hair.
Most people have no idea that there are many Internal/External and Cosmetic factors which influence hair loss. The consumption of certain everyday dietary substances is one such factor.

[More on dietary substance abuse]

7. Top Ten Famous People who would have looked better with more hair
Would Gorbachev have been perceived as a more stately leader had his pate been covered with hair? How does hair loss affect leadership, emotional well being and psychology?

[More on prominent cases of hair loss]

"Hair Loss No More is a shinning light at the end of a dark tunnel for any one concerned with hair loss and the best ways to overcome it."

Andrew Dunn (United Kingdom)

"Hair loss has been the bain of my life for years. The results [of this book] have been amazing, for the first time in my life I feel in control. My only one complaint is — why oh why did I not discover this before wasting so much time frustration and money?"

Robert Kool (Netherlands)

" I am a 49 year old female who has just recently been through the most emotionally straining 18 months of my life. As a result my hair had thinned out and detracted considerably. Everyday my hairbrush was full of hairs and so was the plughole. Now thanks to the advice and guidance from Jonathon Phillips my hair has improved considerably and is on the path to total recovery."

Sharon Johnson (U.K. Cambridge)

" Hair Loss No More contains a wealth of hair loss wisdom."

Roger Price — Pharmacist, Respiratory Physiologist

" After fighting hair loss for a number of years, I thought, 'what's the point?' I tried the easy to follow methods suggested by Jonathon and couldn't believe the results after a few months. Thank you so much."

William Battie (Boston USA.)

" ...the most definitive, effective and conclusive approach to all types of hair loss."

Layton Septimus S.H.P.

" The Step-By-Step Hair Power Program is without doubt the greatest thing I have ever done for my hair. Everyone who is worried about hair loss should take action and put these vital hair principals in practise."

M. Buzan (New Zealand)

Backgrounders

1. Step by step, keep more hair on your head

While hair loss specialists used to believe hair loss was a genetic trait and therefore unavoidable, it is now recognised that many other Internal/External and Cosmetic factors come into play, including circulation, diet and nutrition, incorrect exercise activity, stress and the action of free radicals in the body, accelerating the aging process, and triggering genetic predispositions towards hair loss. These factors contribute to hair loss by:

• An increase in cellular breakdown

• Heart and blood vessel disease

• An increase in the display of hereditary diseases

• Acceleration of the aging process

Latest research findings clearly show that positive hair and scalp benefits can be achieved by adopting a holistic and balanced approach to health and lifestyle. This self-help Step-By-Step Hair Health Regimen™ is described as providing the equivalent benefits for the hair that aerobic exercise did for fitness and strength.

Hair loss can no longer be viewed as a problem only affecting the male population but has increased alarmingly amongst females as well. Much of this has been attributed to the tremendous stresses and strains in today’s society. The body simply shuts down production of hair during periods of stress since it is not necessary for survival and in many cases there is a three to five month delay between the actual event and the onset of hair loss.

Results of extensive research clearly show that diet and nutrition play a major role in the overall condition of the hair and scalp. Further to this latest Japanese research findings confirm, that since World War 2 occidental dietary changes have led to a significant height increase in the Japanese population but has also resulted in more Japanese losing their hair.

It is medically accepted that humans may be unique in our propensity to develop hypertension simply because we are the only species with the capacity to manipulate our diets to our detriment. It should not be viewed as merely coincidental that baldness is mostly unknown in the animal kingdom. Humans seem to be the only creature this problem affects.

One aspect of the Step-By-Step Hair Health Regimen™ is a “Hair Power Diet”, a balanced diet adapted to concentrate on dietary needs that prevent degenerative ageing and breakdown, thereby revitalizing and strengthening the condition of the hair and scalp from within.

“While dietary influences are vitally important it is but one part of the gamut necessary to obtain optimum hair health. All components of the Step-By-Step Hair Health Regimen™ inclusive of the Hair Power Diet, Hair Workout techniques and Longevity Exercise plan are individually of equal importance for hair health but when combined are designed to function synergistically. That is to say each component increases the potency of the collective.

The almost mystic properties of this simple routine simultaneously work to balance and centre Qi, (the body’s energy system), and has a detoxifying effect on the entire bodily system. It increases strength and skeletal structure, enhances circulatory activity, enriches respiratory function and miraculously it seems, reduces the effects of age and cellular breakdown.

For more information see www.hairlossnomore.com

Keeping A Head of Hair Loss – Ten Hair Saving Power Tips from www.hairlossnomore.com

1. One of the most important components necessary to benefit the condition of the hair and scalp is a balanced Hair Power Diet, correctly incorporating protein, fibre, dairy products, carbohydrates, vitamins, and fish and omega 3 fats to introduce and maintain the correct nutrients in the blood. In line with latest knowledge on free radical production realise the importance of antioxidants in slowing down genetic hereditary hair loss.
2. Take a daily supplement of:
   *Vitamin E (alpha tocopherol) 400 I.U -600 I.U.
     (Half dosage twice daily)
   *Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) 1000 to 1500mg (half dosage twice daily)
   *Vitamin B Complex with added herbs like valerian (1 tablet daily)
3. Always use correctly pH balanced hair products and check product label to ensure this. When we use products on our hair and scalp that are not within our pH factors we are to some degree destroying the hair and scalp.
   
4. Good circulation is vital to promote the transport of nutrients to the head and scalp and direct nutrition to the hair follicles and must be addressed through:
   (a) A Minimum of 20-30 minutes per day of moderate exercise. An excellent exercise regimen is the Longevity exercise plan, which consists of six synergistic exercises, which have a detoxifying effect on the entire bodily system.
   (b) A formulated correctly balanced nutritional diet. (See point 1)
5. Throw away the saltshaker. Extensive studies have indicated that by eliminating all added salt in the diet hair loss was significantly reduced.
6. Drink at least 8 glasses of filtered water daily. Water is nature’s way of flushing and refreshing earths life forms.
7. Learn to relax through such techniques as meditation or body and mind therapy. The importance of stress and its effect on the condition of the hair and scalp cannot be overstated.
8. Perform correct scalp massage, hair and scalp workout techniques and hair stimulation exercises daily. Hair Workout techniques (of which there are five) are the hair equivalent to the benefits of isometric exercise.
9. Each day mix 2 tsp of brewers yeast with a small amount of warm water and either freshly squeezed orange, lemon or limejuice.
10. Live for the now and constantly watch your mental diet.

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2. Exposing myths and realities in the many hair loss "remedies" touted nowadays

Since the dawn of history, humans have sought the secret to preventing or curing baldness. Current "myths" may be fueled by profiteering product manufacturers or clinics who espouse a particular remedy. Hair Loss No More (WEB SITE: www.HairLossNoMore.com) provides an objective analysis of the many treatments, some of which are modern-day myths. But we aren't alone in believing unusual remedies will work:

• In ancient Egypt, physicians treated baldness with potions made from hedgehog bristles and human fingernail clippings steeped in crocodile, hippopotamus, or lion fat.

• The Greek physician Hypocrites, concerned about his own hair loss, developed a "cure" using opium, flower essences, wine, and pigeon droppings.

• Romans painted curls on their bald heads and applied a lotion made from boiled snakes, giving rise to the term "snake oil."

• In 17th-century England, the preferred baldness treatment was liberal applications of India tea and lemon.

• Folk medicine hair-loss treatments used in colonial America included olive leaf oil, fish scale oil, and wheat germ.

• Typical of the patent baldness cures promoted in 19th-century America was Whittem's Rosemary and Cantharidine Hair Tonic. (Cantharidine, an irritant made from beetles, is better known as the supposed aphrodisiac "Spanish fly.")

• American Indians applied a mixture of yucca root and chili oil as a baldness treatment. Before he became a silent movie director, D. W. Griffith was a traveling salesman representing Yuccatone, a hair loss remedy based on the Indian formula.

• In the early 20th century, pseudoscientific baldness treatments included scalp vacuuming (said to promote hair growth by unclogging pores), Electro Scalp Stimulation (said to revitalize follicles), and electric or magnetic hair brushes. Though banned in the United States by the Food and Drug Administration, all of these devices are still used in other parts of the world.

Fraudulent baldness remedies continue to be big business today. One company, Braswell Inc., was investigated by the U.S. Post Office, the Food and Drug Administration, and the U.S. Congress for false claims that its vitamin lotions could regrow hair. They advertised that their product was used by European doctors with an 80 percent success rate but that it had been suppressed in the United States.

The FDA fined Braswell $610,000 for deceptive claims, but the fine was paltry considering the amounts of money the company had made taking advantage of hair loss victims. Investigators found that Braswell's baldness remedy had made $2 million in a six-month period and estimated that it had taken in $75 million during its 12 years in operation.

Today, hair cure hucksters tend to be more circumspect in their claims, but there are more dubious remedies than ever competing for baldness bucks. Some 3200 sites on the World Wide Web promote hair loss treatments —- legitimate, fraudulent, or somewhere in between. A few of them are:

• Spray-on "hair in a can" that covers bald spots with a powder colored to match your hair

• Subliminal suggestion tapes to promote hair regrowth

• "Sutured hairpieces" (toupees that are sewn onto the scalp)

• Laser treatments, once hailed as a "genuine breakthrough in baldness" but now considered ineffective
  

For more on fraudulent baldness cures, see:

• www.quackwatch.com
• www.hairquackery.com

In Hair Loss No More (www.hairlossnomore.com), Jonathon E. Phillips examines current hair loss treatments to see what works and what doesn't. Among them are: the pharmaceuticals minoxidil (Rogaine) and Propecia; wigs, hairpieces. and "comb-overs"; surgical hair replacement and transplantation; and new experiments in hair cloning. Considering both the benefits and the drawbacks of these methods, Phillips also introduces and recommends a vital "Hair Power Program" that takes a natural, holistic common-sense approach focusing on diet, hair exercise techniques, stress reduction, and overall hair care principals.

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3. Why are more women losing hair?

Most people associate hair loss as being a male problem – not so according to Jonathon E. Phillips, hair health specialist and author of Hair Loss No More, who says that about 20 million American women suffer the effects of female pattern baldness (technically known as androgenetic alopecia). Symptoms of this condition are a general thinning of hair over the whole scalp area and a moderate loss of hair on the crown of the head or at the hairline. It is rare for women to develop completely bald areas as men often do.

Hair loss in women typically begins around age 30 and becomes noticeable around age 40. The process speeds up after menopause. As with men, hair loss in women is caused by a combination of genetic and hormonal factors and psychological stress. Among the common causes of female pattern baldness are:

• Malnutrition from an unbalanced diet

• Rapid weight loss from dieting

• Severe illness or surgery

• Prolonged emotional stress

• Anaemia or low blood count

• Thyroid abnormalities

• Abuse of drugs, especially amphetamines

Postpartum hormonal changes or discontinuation of birth control pills can also cause significant hair loss, but in most cases it is temporary, and hair will recover its body and lustre as the woman's body chemistry stabilizes.

So what can you do if you start noticing more hair on your hairbrush and less on your head? Options include using prescription drugs such as minoxidil (Rogaine) or exploring modern hair replacement, transplant, and cell cloning techniques. There are also many hairdressing products, which create the illusion of added fullness and bounce. Wigs are another option.

”Hair loss in women is often associated with crash dieting. Nutritional deficiencies are often the culprit” says Phillips. “Fasting or eating too little often results in a shortage of vitamin C, vitamin E, beta carotene, and other antioxidants, leading to hair loss. Food supplements are a must when dieting” he adds.

Vegetarians often find their hair thinning and their hairline receding, too, especially when they first switch to a meat-free diet. The culprit is usually a lack of protein in the body. When they increase the amount of non-animal protein — soy products, for instance — in their diets, hair loss stops and often reverses itself.

”For all those concerned with hair loss the first "port of call" is to realize the importance that internal/external and cosmetic factors play in this regard” says Phillips.

The body is self-healing. Doctors cannot heal. They create a situation in which nature is able to do its work of healing, repairing and regenerating. So, too, with our hair.

”Often by correctly regulating the body's metabolism and incorporating vital principals of Hair Power Diet, longevity exercise routine and Hair Workout techniques great benefits can be obtained and should be incorporated before involving ones self in a course of treatment, products and procedures which are often unnecessary and involve considerable outlay” says Phillips. For more information see www.hairlossnomore.com

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4. The effects of hair loss on celebrities, politicians and you

Throughout the course of history attitudes towards baldness have been overwhelmingly negative. How does hair loss affect leadership, emotional well-being and psychology?

In the late 1950's Dr Christopher Papa remarked "Its almost impossible to exaggerate the significance that scalp hair has for the human psyche. Historically it has been a woman's crown of beauty and man's symbol of strength and vigour. But just how does hair loss affect our self-esteem and how we perceive our personal value and importance? There have been several specialized studies conducted in this regard.

One such study conducted by University of Louisville psychologist Michael Cunningham surveyed 204 students to see how they perceived bald men; he concluded that people associate hair with attractiveness and youth. New York psychologist Stanley Teitelbaum agreed, saying, "Men with little or no hair are seen as less desirable." Cunningham's students said this when surveyed:

• Men experiencing hair loss were less attractive than non-balding men.

• Balding men appeared five to seven years older than their actual age.

Celebrities in the constant glare of the public spotlight have long being aware of the effects of hair loss concerning their desirability and long-term shelf life. As far back as the mid 1950's a Hollywood survey indicated that two out of every ten male actors over the age of 35 wore some kind of toupee. (Saturday Evening Post - December 15, 1956).

By 1980, celebrities reported to have undergone hair transplant procedures included Frank Sinatra, Jack Nicholson, Elton John, Roy Clark, Joey Bishop, Hugh Downs — People June 23, 1980.

Bruce Willis was said to be so distraught by the look of his thinning hair in his movie Hudson Hawk that he reportedly had every frame retouched. Film officials denied the story citing the cost of such an undertaking. (Chicago Tribune August 2,1986).

Latest hair replacement units are so refined that they almost completely avoid detection, evident by the fact that two of today's biggest name movie and small screen action stars wear them with no public awareness at all.

If hair loss is a sensitive subject to celebrities what effect does it have on politicians or those seeking high profile public positions? In 1978, G. Vance Noble published The Hirsute Tradition in American Politics, he argued that while men displaying significant signs of hair loss could be elected as mayors, governors, congressmen and senators, it was rare for a bald man to be elected to the presidency.

According to Noble, 26.5 percent of all men 35 and older (the minimum age to be eligible to be president) were bald, yet he pointed out that only two bald men had ever been elected president "all other things being equal a bald man cannot be elected president of the United States," he asserted. "Given a choice between two bald Presidential candidates, the American people will vote for the less bald of the two." That fact, thought Noble is a rather vivid indication that something in the American Psyche rejects the idea that a candidate who has lost his hair is capable of national leadership. (Washingtonian 13, April 1978).

Another study of baldness in a political context was conducted by Lee Sigelman. Sigelman observed that President Reagan's campaign was certainly not hurt by possessing the full hairline of an eighteen year old. "Those that were worried about his advanced years were reassured by his vigorous hair line,” he concluded.

Valery Giscard d'Estaing, President of France for seven years, wrote in his memoirs that he first noticed he was loosing his hair in the bathroom of a hotel in a small German town. With the light coming in through a skylight in a certain way, he saw how in the mirror the light went through the crown of his head, allowing him to see each strand separately, he wrote. "It filled me with a kind of terror." (Economist June 8, 1994)

The French President was not alone with such dark thoughts of terror, a morbid reality experienced by millions of hair loss sufferers. For many the advent of hair loss, (more than with any other physical aspect), dramatically signals the end of youth, vitality and desirability.

• The belief that hair expressed physical strength, virility, and manliness is typified in the biblical Samson legend, but variations of the story can be found in folk tales around the world.

• Primitive people believed that hair contained a sacred spirit. Among such tribes there was often a strict taboo against cutting ones hair.

• The superstitious regard for hair is well recorded throughout the ages. Julius Caesar made the Gauls cut their hair as a token of submission (also probably from jealousy as history records that Caesar was devastated by the loss of his own locks).

• Indians scalped their victims to deprive them of their spirit so the ghosts would not walk.

• During World War 2, the French shaved the heads of women who had consorted with the Germans.

With hair loss such an influential factor towards how others regard us (socially and professionally), and more importantly how we view ourselves, just what can be done in today's society for all those desperately seeking to retain their crowning glory.

”All hair loss and related problems affecting approximately 70 million people throughout the US are individual in nature and must be treated accordingly”, says Jonathon E. Phillips leading international hair health specialist and author of the groundbreaking study Hair Loss No More. “Most people seeking advice and treatment for hair loss, have very little knowledge or understanding of the subject, for this reason it is very easy for them to be talked into expensive and often physically and physiologically damaging treatments and procedures, which should never have been advised for them” he states.

But how does someone concerned with hair loss determine what is right for them, when confronted with thousands of products in a largely unregulated US $7 billion per annum hair loss treatment industry?

”The most important factor is to make your self aware”, says Phillips. “The fact of the matter is that unfortunately many hair loss clinics, surgeries and professional organizations and individuals who claim to give unbiased advise are sponsored by companies promoting their particular product or treatment and often this so called "unbiased advice" is simply motivated by bottom line commercial profitability and greed.

Today, with the advent of the Internet a large number of web sites have been constructed to covertly lure the visitor seeking advice into a false sense of security. One minute you are reading this so called "unbiased advice" and the next you are being directed to an order page for a particular product or treatment.

It is important for people to realize that much can be done today for most hair loss conditions, often this does not need to involve the person in expensive and unnecessary treatments, potions or pills. There is no one universal panacea for all, but by having all the necessary information at your fingertips a person is then able to determine which is the best course of treatment or method suitable to them says Jonathon E. Phillips.

(web site: www.hairlossnomore.com)

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5. Why are the numbers growing for people experiencing shrinking hair?

Is it true that more people than ever are losing their hair in today's high-stress society? Or is it simply that people tend to live longer than in past eras and so show more effects of advancing age? This topic has been the centre of much conjecture and debate.

Whether baldness is on the rise or not, it's certainly a fact of life to be reckoned with. Why, then, is there so little truly objective information about hair loss? “Most "information" about hair loss remedies is simply a hidden sales pitch for a specific remedy, and many specialists and commentators on hair loss are backed by large corporations intent on promoting products based solely on bottom line profitability”, says Jonathon E. Phillips author of Hair Loss No More a world first unbiased expose` analysing various hair loss treatments, procedures and techniques currently available

• It is estimated that some 60 million men and 20 million women in the United States experience hair loss in one form or another.

• By the time they reach age 50, 58 percent of all men and 25 percent of all women will have some degree of frontal temporal recession ("receding hairline") and experience balding or thinning on the crown of the head.

• Americans spend $7 billion a year on hair loss prevention, treatment, replacement, and other procedures, and it's a rapidly growing industry.

The public image of bald guys may be changing. Think about movie stars like Sean Connery, Samuel L. Jackson, Clint Eastwood, Patrick Stewart, Robert Duvall, Ben Kingsley, and Ron Howard. And how about funny men like Jason Alexander, Cheech Marin, Bob Newhart, and Kelsey Grammer. Then there are sports heroes like Michael Jordan, Andre Agassiz, and Hulk Hogan. There's White House spy G. Gordon Liddy, and General Stormin' Norman Schwarzkopf, and astronaut-turned-senator John Glenn, and the Dalai Lama. And if that's not enough. think about Homer Simpson, Yoda, and Dick Cheney (not necessarily in that order).

You could be next. In fact, if you're an American male, odds are you'll be joining this illustrious company sooner or later. If you don’t take precautions now and thoroughly analyse all available options.

According to Jonathon E. Phillips latest research information clearly shows there is an appropriate answer for most cases of hair loss but people must make sure to assimilate all the available information and not just walk blindly but rather be guided with foresight and knowledge.

Hair Loss No More. (WEB SITE: www.hairlossnomore.com)

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6. Dietary Substances and their effects on hair

"Let food be your medicine
Let your medicine be your food"
- Hippocrates

After considerable research hours spent analysing potentially significant common denominators in regard to hair loss prevalent in today’s society, information concerning the consumption of two everyday household items - sugar and salt is worthy of consideration.

Sugar
The annual sugar consumption today, in most Western countries is approximately 50kg per person. This represents alarmingly high increases over the annual consumption 150 years ago of approximately 2kg per person. More than 80 per cent of this sugar is accounted for in processed foods and drinks.

As an example of this a typical 375ml can of soft drink has 40g of sugar – this is the equivalent of 10 cubes.

The United States is the worlds highest consumer of soft drinks, with an average annual per person consumption of about 90L. Given that many people do not drink any soft drinks and that children and teenagers are the highest consumers, this average per capita consumption disproportionately hides some tremendously large intakes of soft drinks.

Sugar is entirely lacking protein, minerals, vitamins or dietary fibre and therefore has no positive nutritional attributes.

Whilst there is very little direct evidence that excessive sugar intake is detrimental to hair health it must however surely be seen as commonsense conjecture, that our purpose of obtaining optimum hair health is greatly diminished by loading our blood supply network with such high levels of a zero nutritional substance.

Salt
There is no doubt that too much salt has a harmful effect on hair. Salt when taken in excess is one of the most deadly known dietary substances. It has been recognised for many years that the level of salt in the diet contributes to the level of blood pressure (BP).

Experiments conducted overseas have indicated that by eliminating all added salt in the diet, hair loss was significantly reduced. Salt has not only been associated with hair loss but also other hair and scalp conditions, such as dry hair and dandruff.

Whilst the body needs some salt to provide Sodium and Chlorine, we can safely throw away the salt shaker without any harmful effects as we obtain many times this required amount through our daily diet without any added salt at all. In fact in Western Society today the diet of much of the population contains tremendously high levels of salt, up to 10 – 20 times over that which is required.

A study at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, led by Professor Nick Wald determined that substantial numbers of strokes and heart attacks can be prevented by ceasing the use of table salt or salt in cooking and by stopping or reducing the addition of salt in processed food.

Professor Wald separated studies in undeveloped Nations from those performed in Western Countries and found that salt increased the blood pressure in both. It was just that due to their lifestyle, people in Western Nations have a higher blood pressure to start with. This is a crucial factor since the results show that the higher your initial BP, the greater the effect of salt.

Salt - High Blood Pressure – Heart Disease – Baldness
A positive association between baldness and heart disease in men has now been shown in a number of studies. Professor Peter Schnohr and his University of Copenhagen colleagues released one such study in 1993.

For a twelve-year period they studied 20,000 men and women living in Copenhagen. Schnohr found that bald males had significantly more heart attacks than men who kept their hair.

Yet another, The Physicians Health Study was conducted over an eleven-year period involving 22,071 male physicians. Deaths and illness from heart diseases were noted and correlated with baldness patterns. This enabled the researchers to work out the relative risk (RR) of a balding man with different baldness patterns. It was noted that severe Vertex baldness (hair loss at the crown or top of the head) resulted in a risk more than 35% greater than non-baldness and this almost doubled where baldness was associated with high blood pressure.

Another strong indicator that salt is important comes from comparing people in developed countries with, say, the Yanomano Indians in South America who have a very low salt intake. The Yanomano have much lower blood pressure than people in developed countries, but salt isn’t the only influence. There’s no doubt that people living in undeveloped countries tend to be thinner, drink less alcohol, exercise more, eat more potassium from unrefined foods, and perhaps suffer less chronic stress.

The diet of early humans contained little salt, a situation present today in other tribal and traditional societies, which ingest no additional salt apart from that naturally obtained from their food. High blood pressure and strokes are unknown in these people. Further to this it should not be viewed as merely coincidental that hair loss is likewise not commonly displayed.

Refer web site www.hairlossnomore.com

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7. Top 10 Historical Figures who would have looked better with more hair

1. Julius Caesar
2. William Shakespeare
3. Benjamin Franklin
4. Sir Winston Churchill
5. J. Edgar Hoover
6. Dwight D. Eisenhower
7. Hubert H. Humphrey
8. Mahatma Gandhi
9. Mikhail Gorbachev
10. Jesse Ventura

See also: [Effects of hair loss on celebrities, politicians and you]

Obviously, baldness didn't hinder these men's achievements. But for many people, the trauma of hair loss can cause self-consciousness, undermine self-confidence, and invite them to dwell too much on fears of aging and mortality. In the business world, emotions like these can turn a leader into a loser. In social settings, overcompensating can lead to boorish behaviour. In the bedroom, it can lead to doubts and insecurities about masculinity.

Notice that none of these problems is caused by baldness, but rather by psychological reactions to it. That's why Jonathon E. Phillips's revolutionary Hair Power (WEB SITE: www.HairLossNoMore.com) program focuses on mental as well as physical factors to stop hair loss.

Because stress is a major cause of hair loss, Phillips encourages relaxation techniques such as meditation, yoga, and body and mind therapy. The power of mind can help resist hair loss in other ways, too.

In his book, Hair Loss No More, Phillips describes tests conducted by Upjohn Pharmaceutical to prove Rogaine's safety and effectiveness to the Food and Drug Administration. The results were surprising, not because subjects who used Rogaine grew hair, but because members of the control group, who received a placebo instead of the drug, also grew hair - sometimes as much as those using Rogaine.

"I am not trying to imply that you must somehow 'will' your hair to grow," Phillips writes. "I am simply stating the fact that greatest results are achieved by applying constructive thought as well as deed. Apart from the physical aspects of the Step-by-Step Hair Health Regimen™, tell yourself daily that your efforts are working . . . and know this to be true."

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Interview Questions

1. What are some of the most embarrassing things people have endured while trying to get more hair?

2. If you are genetically predisposed to baldness, are there really any ways to stop it or slow it down?

3. What are some of the hair loss "treatments" that you consider bogus, or even dangerous?

4. Why are more women losing their hair lately?

5. (Irreverent show formats) Who are your picks for the top three best and worst looking bald people?

6. If you are losing sleep over a problem, are you also losing hair over it?

7. If you have high blood pressure or heart disease, are you more likely to go bald?

8. Who once recommended curing hair loss by cutting off a bat's head, boiling it in olive oil, and rubbing it on balding spots?

9. What kinds of vitamins will help prevent hair loss?

10. Will pulling on your hair help keep it from falling out?

11. What do you know about cell cloning to counteract hair loss?

12. Does dandruff correlate with hair loss?

13. When the FDA held a hearing to approve a remedy for baldness, you describe it as a circus like atmosphere. What was it like and who showed up?

14. You recommend a holistic approach to counteracting hair loss. What does that mean?

15. What is "Mental Dieting" and how could it help with hair loss?

Jonathon E. Phillips

BIO: Jonathon E. Phillips

Jonathon E. Phillips is a leading International hair health specialist and cosmetologist with further studies in the fields of Physiology, Toxicology and Naturopathy and is author of the international best seller Hair Loss No More and founder of The Step-By-Step Hair Health Regimen™.

With the philosophy that all hair loss and related problems are individual in nature and must be treated accordingly, Jonathon approaches his life's work from a truly multi-dimensional prospective.

His attitudes concerning the individuality of hair loss are reflected in his groundbreaking research and development of The Step-By-Step Hair Health Regimen™. With a strong belief in the influencing role of internal/external and cosmetic factors, Jonathon's cutting edge knowledge of the hair loss industry has helped benefit the lives of celebrities, sport stars and the everyday person alike.